@article{ref1,
title="A randomized controlled trial of coach contact during a brief online intervention for distressed couples",
journal="Family Process",
year="2016",
author="Roddy, McKenzie K. and Nowlan, Kathryn M. and Doss, Brian D.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The negative impacts of relationship distress on the couple, the family, and the individual are well-known. However, couples are often unable to access effective treatments to combat these effects-including many couples who might be at highest risk for relationship distress. Online self-help interventions decrease the barriers to treatment and provide couples with high quality, research-based programs they can do on their own. Using a combined multiple baseline and randomized design, the present study investigated the effectiveness of the Brief OurRelationship.com (Brief-OR) program with and without staff support in improving relationship distress and individual functioning. <br><br>RESULTS indicated the program produced significant gains in several areas of relationship functioning; however, these gains were smaller in magnitude than those observed in Full-OR. Furthermore, effects of Brief-OR were not sustained over follow-up. Comparisons between couples randomized to Brief-OR with and without contact with a staff coach indicated that coach contact significantly reduced program noncompletion and improved program effects. Limitations and future directions are discussed.<br><br>© 2016 Family Process Institute.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0014-7370",
doi="10.1111/famp.12262",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/famp.12262"
}